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tmoved,therewouldn'

thavebeenacrash."

　　Thatsaid,ourtestdriverbelievedthebuswasgoingtosloworstoptoallowustomergeintothetraffic,andthattherewouldbesufficientspacetodothat."

　　Thecompany'

sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.

　　Q1:

AccordingtoGoogle,whatwasthecauseoftheaccident?

　　BThetestdrivermadeawrongjudgement

　　解析：

根据新闻第一句话，这篇新闻主要报道的是谷歌无人自动驾驶汽车与一辆公交车发生碰撞这一事故。

根据原文“ThemanintheGooglevehiclereportedthatheassumedthebuswouldslowdowntoletthecarout,andsohedidnotswitchtothemanualmode.”选项B是正确选项，是对原文的同义替换，题目较难。

　　Q2:

HowhaveGoogle’sself-drivingcarsperformedsofar?

　　DTheyhavegenerallydonequitewell.

根据原文“Thecompany'

sself-drivingcarshavedonewelloveramillionmilesacrossvariousstatesintheUS,anduntilnowhaveonlyreportedminoraccidents.”选项D是对原文的同义替换。

题目相对较难。

　　【NewsReport2】

　　Thousandsofbeesleftatownafterlandingonthebackofacarwhentheirqueengotstuckinitsboot.TomMoseswhoworksatanearbynationalpark,noticeda“brownpatch”onthebackofthecaraftertheownerparkedittodosomeshopping.Whenhelookedcloserherealizeditwasahugegroupofbees.

　　Mosessaid:

“Ihaveneverseenthatmanybeesinonespot.Itwasveryunusual.Theywereveryclosetogetherandtherewasalotofnoiseandmovements,itwasinterestingtoseesuchastrangesight.ButtherewerealotofpeoplearoundandIwasabitworriedaboutthebeesandthepeoplestoppingtolook.Ithoughtthatsomeonemightdosomethingstupid.

　　Mosescalledtwolocalbeesspecialistswhohelpedremovedthebeesbyattractingthemintoabox.

　　Mosesspentthreehourslookingafterthebeesandwasstungfivetimes,hesaidmystingsareabitpainfulbutIampleasedthatallworkedoutandIcouldhelp,peopleneedtorealizethatbeesarevaluableandtheyshouldbelookedafter.

　　Q3.WhatdowelearnaboutTomMoses?

　　AHeworksatanationalpark.

　　Q4.Whatdoweknowaboutthebeesonthebackofthecar?

　　BTheyweremakingalotofnoise.

　　【Newsreport3】

　　AnewspeciesofsnakehasbeendiscoveredonaremoteislandintheBahamas.

　　Scientistsidentified20oftheonemeter-longsnakesduringtwotripstotheCaribbeanislands.ThesecondtripwasmadeinOctoberlastyear.

　　Oneofthecreaturesmadeadramaticappearancebymovingontotheheadoftheteamleaderasheslept.

　　Thesnakehasbeennamedsilverboabecauseitismetalliccoloredandthefirstspecimenfoundwasclimbingasilverpalmtree.

　　TheteamwasledbyDr.GrahamReynolds,fromHarvardUniversity,thescientistconfirmedthesnakewasapreviouslyunknownspeciesafterconductingageneticanalysisoftissuesamples.

　　Commentingonthefind,snakeexpertRobertHendersonfromtheMuseumofNaturalHistory,said:

“Worldwidenewspeciesoffrogsarebeingdiscoveredanddescribedquiteregularity.Newspeciesofsnakes,however,aremuchrarer.

　　Q5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

　　AThediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake.

　　Q6.Whatdowelearnaboutthescientificteamleader?

　　CAsnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep.

　　Q7.Howdidthenewlydiscoveredcreaturegetitsname?

DFromitscolour.

二.对话听力

　　【Conversation1】

　　W:

Didyouenjoyyourstaywithus,Mr.Brown?

　　M:

Yes,verymuch.Ihadawonderfultimehere.NowI'

mgoingtotheairport.Myflightleavesinlessthan2hours.So,couldyoutellme,what'

sthequickestwaytogetthere?

Well,wecancallataxiforyou.Wealsohaveafreeairportshuttleservice.

Thatsoundsgreat,butwilltheshuttlegetmetotheairportintime?

Yes,itshould.Thenextshuttleleavesin15minutes.Andittakessome25minutestogettotheairport.

Fantastic!

I'

lljustwaitinthelobby.Willyoupleaseletmeknowwhenit'

sleaving?

Ofcourse,sir.

NowIwouldliketosettlemymini-barbill.Howmuchisthat?

Let'

ssee.Itcomesto$.Howwouldyouliketopayforit?

llpaywithmycreditcard.Thanks.ButI'

llneedareceipt,soIcanchargeittomycompany.

Absolutely!

Hereyouare,sir.Ifyoulike,Icanleaveyourbagswiththeporter.Andhecanloadthemontotheshuttleforyouwhenitarrives.

Thatwouldbegreat.Thankyou.

Wouldyouliketoleaveacommentonourwebpagewhenyouhavetime?

Sure.Ihadareallygoodstayhere,andI'

dliketorecommendyourhoteltomyfriendsandcolleagues.

That’sverykindofyou.ThankyouagainforstayingatSheratonHotel.

　　Q8.Whydoesthemanaskaboutthequickestwaytotheairport?

　　AThesecuritychecktakestime.

　　Q9.Howisthemangoingtopayhisbill?

　　BBycreditcard.

　　Q10.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo?

　　AGivehimareceipt.

　　Q11.Whatfavordoesthewomanaskoftheman?

　　DPostingacommentonthehotel’swebpage.

　　【Conversation2】

Youknow,Ben’sgivenupmakingthoseterriblefacesheusedtomake.Theotherday,hecamehomefromschoolalmostintears.Histeachersaidifhewentonlikethat,hisfacewouldgetstuckwhenthewindschanged.

Andhebelievedher?

Yeah,he’sonlyalittleboy.Don’tyourememberallthosethingsweusedtobelievewhenwewerelittle

IremembermyauntMaryusedtosayifyouswallowacherrystone,atreewouldgrowoutofyourmouth.AndI’mstillterrifiedtoday,sortofsubconsciously.Youknow,ifIswallowonebymistake…

Yeah,Isupposeyou'

reright.Theonethatusedtogetmewasthatswanscouldbreakyourlegwhentheyblowofthewing.

Theycan,can’ttheyIalwaysthoughttheycould.

No,theyarenotthatstrong.Butthere’sanotheroneevenmoreterrifying.Thatis,ifyouputapoststamponupsidedown,youwillgotoprison.

No,neverheardofthat.Butmygrandmotherwasaterrorforthatkindofthing.Forexample,shewouldsay,youwillgetaspotonyourtongueifyoutellalie.Ifyoueatstalebread,yourhairwillcurl.Andhere’sonemore.WewentonacampaigntriponceinItaly,andmywifespentthewholetimeworryingaboutbatsgettingintoherhair.Shesaidhergrandmotherreckonedyouhadtoshaveyourheadtogetitout.Mywifewasreallyterrified.

Silly,isn’titButthat’showsomeparentstrytokeeptheirkidsfromdoingthewrongthingorgettingintotrouble.

　　Q12:

WhatdoesthemansayaboutBen?

　　CHehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces.

　　Q13:

WhatdidauntMarryusedtodowhenthemanwasachild?

　　DWarnhimofdangerbymakingupastory.

　　Q14:

Whatdoesthewomanbelieveswanscoulddo?

　　Theycouldbreakpp’slegs.

　　Q15:

Whatdidthegrandmotheroftheman’swifesay?

　　BOnewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair.

三.短文听力

　　【Passage1】

　　IfIcouldgobackinhistoryandlivewhenIliked,Iwouldn'

tgobackveryfar.Infact,I'

dliketoreliveaperiodI'

vealreadylived–the1960s.

　　Iwasinmytwenties,andeverythingwasbeingrenewed.PeoplewouldcomeinoutofaformalandalmostVictorianattitude,andyoureallyfeltanythingwaspossible.Meetingpeoplewasthething,andyouwenttocoffeebarswhereyoumetfriendsandspenttheevening.Thecinema,thetheater,allthatwaseveryexcitingwithnewthingscomingout.Infact,weseemedtobeout,allthetime!

Idon'

treallyrememberworking–ofcourse,Iwasastudent–orsittingaroundathomeverymuch.Thatjustwasn'

twherethescenewas,eveneating!

Itwasthefirsttime,ordinarypeoplestartedgoingouttoeat.Wewerebeginningtobeadventurousaboutfood,butweweremoreinterestedinmeetingpeoplethanineatingordrinking.Anddress,yes,thatwastherevolution.Imean,girlswentaroundinreallyshortskirts,andworeflowersintheirhair.Andmenwereinjeans,andcouldweartheirhairlongtoo.Itwasawonderfulperiod.Itwaslikelivinginanageyoucouldneverhaveimagined,andthatneverhascomeback.Wedidn'

thavemuchmoney,butitdidn'

tmatter.Andtherewasplentyofopportunitytodowhateveryoufeltlikedoing.

　　Question16–18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

　　16.Whydoesthespeakersayhewouldliketorelivethe1960s?

　　CEverythingseemedtobechanging.

　　17.Whatdoesthespeakersaywasthemostpopularthingtodoatthattime?

　　AMeetingpeople.

　　18.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

　　DHewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.

　　【Passage2】

　　Dogs,man'

sbestfriends,haveaclearstrategyfordealingwithangryowners—theylookaway.

　　Newresearchshowsthatdogslimittheireyecontactwithangryhumans.Thescientistssuggestthismaybeanattempttocalmhumansdown.Thisbehaviormayhaveevolvedasdogsgraduallylearnedtheycouldbenefitfromavoidingconflictswithhumans.

　　Toconductthetests,theUniversityofHelsinkiresearcherstrained31dogstorestinfrontofavideoscreen.Facialphotosofdogsandhumansweredisplayedonthescreenforseconds.Theyshowedthreatening,pleasantandneutralexpr